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{\bf CALL FOR PAPERS} \\[1.5mm]
{\large \bf Twelfth Annual Symposium on} \\[.5mm]
{\large \bf COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY} \\[1.5mm]
{\bf To be held as part of FCRC in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA} \\[1.5mm]
{\bf May 24--26, 1996}
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\noindent Papers, short communications, and videos in computational
geometry are invited for submission. These may address either
fundamental algorithmic and combinatorial problems in the field of
geometric computing, or focus on applications with geometric flavor,
including robotics, computer graphics, solid modeling, computer aided
design and manufacturing, GIS, pattern recognition, and computer
vision. We welcome submissions that are {\bf mathematical and/or
theoretical} (including analysis of algorithms and data structures,
theoretical issues arising from implementations, geometric
optimization, analysis of geometric configurations), and/or {\bf
experimental and applied} (including actual implementations with
experimental results, comparative studies, real-world applications and
their modeling, and systems for implementing, debugging, or animating
geometric algorithms). Authors should send fifteen (15) copies of an
extended abstract or communication, to be received on or before {\bf
November~7, 1995} to the Program Committee Chair:\\[-3mm]
\centerline{Leonidas J.~Guibas}
\centerline{Stanford University, Computer Science Department}
\centerline{Stanford, CA 94305, USA}
\centerline{{\tt guibas@cs.stanford.edu}}
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\noindent Submissions received past this deadline risk rejection
without further consideration. Authors will be notified of acceptance
or rejection by January~12, 1996. A copy of each accepted
contribution in final form will be due by February~16, 1996, for
inclusion in the proceedings. Proceedings will be distributed at the
Symposium and will be subsequently available for purchase from ACM. A
selection of accepted papers will be invited to special issues of
journals.\\[1mm]
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{\em Papers} must present original research. An extended abstract
should begin with a succinct statement of the problems/goals of the
paper, the main results, and the significance of the work in the
context of previous research. It should provide sufficient detail to
allow the program committee to evaluate the validity, quality, and
relevance of the contribution. The program committee encourages
submissions of experimental and applied papers. The entire extended
abstract should not exceed 10 double-spaced pages. An optional
appendix may be included, but this will be used at the program
committee's discretion.\\[1mm]
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{\em Communications} are limited to two pages and will be published in
a separate section of the proceedings. They are primarily meant for
reports on experimental results, on experiences with applications of
computational geometry in real-world situations and other practical
issues that are relevant to computational geometry (but they can also
present short notes of algorithmic and combinatorial nature). They
will be presented as posters (possibly with implementation demos) at
the conference.\\[1mm]
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For {\em video submissions} please consult a separate call for videos.
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\noindent{\bf Conference Chair:} \hfill Michael Goodrich, The Johns Hopkins
University.\\[1mm]
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{\bf Program Committee:}\\[1mm]
Pankaj Agarwal (Duke University) \hfill Imre B\'ar\'any (Hungarian Academy)\\
Marshall Bern (Xerox PARC) \hfill Olivier Devillers (INRIA, Sophia-Antipolis)\\
Marc van Kreveld (Utrecht University) \hfill Jean-Claude Latombe (Stanford
University)\\
Chris Levcopoulos (Lund University) \hfill Victor Milenkovic
(University of Miami)\\
Joseph O'Rourke (Smith College) \hfill Nicholas Patrikalakis (MIT)\\
G\"unter Rote (Technische Universit\"at Graz) \hfill Subhash Suri (Washington University)\\
Sue Whitesides (McGill University) \hfill Leonidas Guibas (Chair; Stanford
University)\\[2mm]
\centerline{\footnotesize The Symposium will take place as part of the
1996 FCRC multi-conference. It is sponsored by ACM SIGACT and
SIGGRAPH.}
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\centerline{\bf CALL FOR VIDEOS}
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\centerline{\sc 5th Annual Video Review of Computational Geometry}
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\centerline{\bf To be presented at the}
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\centerline{\bf Twelfth Annual Symposium on Computational Geometry}
\centerline{\bf Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA}
\centerline{\bf May 24-26, 1996}
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Videos are sought for a video review of computational geometry.
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{\bf BACKGROUND:} This video review will showcase the use of computer
graphics in computational geometry for exposition and education, as an
interface and a debugging tool in software development, and for the
visual exploration of geometry in research. Algorithm animations,
visual explanations of structural theorems, descriptions of
applications of computational geometry, and demonstrations of software
systems are all appropriate. Videos which accompany papers or
communications submitted to the technical program committee are
encouraged.
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Since the conference will be part of the FCRC multi-conference, a
large number of computer scientists will be exposed to the accepted
videos. Contributors are encouraged to use high-quality production
and design standards to make their work, and computational geometry as
a whole, accessible to this wider audience.
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{\bf SUBMISSIONS:} Authors should send one copy of a videotape to the
address below by {\bf January 6, 1996}. The videotape should be at
most eight minutes long, and must be in VHS NTSC (preferred) or VHS
PAL format.
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Each videotape must be accompanied by six (6) copies of a one- or
two-page description of the material shown in the video and the
techniques used in the implementation. Please format descriptions
following the guidelines for ACM proceedings.
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Additional materials describing the content of the videos, such as
the full text of accompanying papers, may be included.
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Videotapes and accompanying text should be sent to:
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\centerline{SoCG'96 Video Review Committee}
\centerline{c/o: Marshall Bern}
\centerline{Xerox Palo Alto Research Center}
\centerline{3333 Coyote Hill Rd.}
\centerline{Palo Alto, CA, 94304 }
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For questions, contact the Committee Chair
at {\tt nina@geom.umn.edu}.
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{\bf NOTIFICATION:}
Authors will be notified of acceptance or rejection by February 1,
1996. For each accepted video, the final version of the textual
description will be due by February 16, 1996. The final versions of
accepted videos will be due April 12, 1996. The accepted videos will
be edited onto one tape, which will be shown at the conference and
distributed to the participants. The video descriptions will be
published in the conference proceedings.
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{\bf Video Program Committee:}\\[2mm]
Nina Amenta (Chair; The Geometry Center) \hfill Marshall Bern (Xerox PARC) \\
John Canny (U.C. Berkeley) \hfill John Hershberger (Mentor Graphics) \\
Delle Maxwell (Computer Graphics designer) \hfill Tamara Munzner
(Stanford University) \\
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